DB-JE-TheBook

RevBillyG · Post by **RevBillyG** » 09-04-2003 07:39

Doh! Yes of course

Unless you got clever and put a 2 sets of glasses there. 1 hi and 1 lo poly with the appropriate detail settings . Hmm, not sure if that would work tho.

Rampart · Post by **Rampart** » 09-04-2003 08:58

I know very little about unreal ed... but conceptually, I would think putting a rough lowpoly map-geometry block to go where the glasses are, then overlay the static mesh glasses over them, set to high detail, and make them pass-through.

That way, the high poly glasses aren't there for the low end, but the geometry is the same as far as physics go. The only problem I could see is the fact that the low poly glasses will still be processed underneat the static mesh glasses on high detail.

The Hermit · Post by **The Hermit** » 09-04-2003 19:26

There doesn't appear to be a way to make a low poly object appear only low detail.

Is this right?

Armagon · Post by **Armagon** » 09-04-2003 19:26

Poly count is most definately the problem. When I looked carefully at the glasses, I could see just how many polys you had put into them just to give a more realistic and not so blocky shape. So I did a bit of looking around about high poly counts and static meshes to find some interesting information.

It turns out that when a model is put into a static mesh file performance DOES improve. It's simply uncommon to see such a high poly count dedicated to a single object in a DB map which is why not many DB maps have static mesh files. I think however it may be wise in this case.

The Hermit · Post by **The Hermit** » 09-04-2003 19:29

I'm having trouble converting them to static meshes at the moment, they keep appearing 'inside out'!

Does that mean I don't need to post the unshiny version then?

The Hermit · Post by **The Hermit** » 09-04-2003 20:06

Have changed the spectacles to Static Meshes and added a calender to the side of the cupboard.
I had to remove the shine from the frames as that seems to be causing the 'inside out' problem.
I'll change the colour of the frames to a darker 'brass' effect tomorrow.

http://maps.4cows.net/4cows/deathballma ... .php?id=33

RevBillyG · Post by **RevBillyG** » 10-04-2003 08:02

How did you convert the glasses to static meshes? I hope you didn't use UEd to do it, it'll cause all sorts of slowdowns as UEd's far from efficient at making static meshes.

Alars · Post by **Alars** » 10-04-2003 13:53

seems better than it was before...

Armagon · Post by **Armagon** » 10-04-2003 14:17

Map runs much better now and still looks leet

The Hermit · Post by **The Hermit** » 10-04-2003 17:12

Armagon wrote: Map runs much better now and still looks leet

Good!

Yes I did use Ued and I know about it's limitations regarding the creation of static meshes, hence the reason why they are made the way they are. One for the glass, one for the frame around the glass, one for the two bridging sections and one for an arm.
If the objects are relitivly simple like this there are no problems, unless you try and use a shiny surface for the frames like I did!

I still don't know why that doesn't work...

The Hermit · Post by **The Hermit** » 12-04-2003 12:18

DB-JE-TheBook has gone final!

Added goal score appearing in other lens when goal is scored.
Changed radar to cover the whole of the table area.
Updated preview pictures.
Changed calendar picture and put writing on it...

http://maps.4cows.net/4cows/deathballma ... .php?id=33

Barring any errors you people find, this is it!

Armagon · Post by **Armagon** » 13-04-2003 06:25

Yay, now Alars will put it in the third map pack.

Alars · Post by **Alars** » 13-04-2003 09:27

Yes, yes that is correct.

The Hermit: I would like to officially thank you for making the map based on my idea....

Alars

The Hermit · Post by **The Hermit** » 13-04-2003 09:33

Alars_Crabri wrote: The Hermit: I would like to officially thank you for making the map based on my idea....

No problem!

The Hermit · Post by **The Hermit** » 16-04-2003 17:10

Whoops! Forgot to include the scoreboard made by the CY clan...

If you've already downloaded the map, you just need http://forums.gameservers.net/attachmen ... stid=16638, otherwise http://maps.4cows.net/4cows/deathballma ... .php?id=33

Only found out yesterday...